Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46
The Columbian
Published: June 17, 2020, 7:50pm
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FILE - In this June 5, 2020, file photo, a protester holds a sign that reads "8:46" in Tacoma, Wash., during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday, June 17, that a police officer had his knee on Floyd's neck for 7 minutes, 46 seconds, not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality — but said the one-minute error would have no impact on the criminal case against four officers.
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